Purple Jade Bracelet, 8mm Beads

Purple jade, 8mm. The classic gauge, in the family's most unusual colour.

Soft lilac tone. Paler and warmer than amethyst, with jade's characteristic waxy surface.

Stretch cord fit. One size, no clasp, made for daily wear.

• Material: purple jade beads, 8mm, on stretch cord
• Colour depth varies bead to bead
• One-size stretch fit; wipe with a soft cloth, remove for swimming
• SKU: JB8JADP

Jade's long story is a green one: nephrite carved in China from the Neolithic on, read by Confucian writers as a figure for virtue, worn for good fortune and steadiness of character. Purple jade sits at the edge of that story rather than at its centre. It carries the family name and the family's waxy hand, and modern practice tends to file it with the gentler, more reflective stones rather than with green jade's fortune associations. Worn, it reads as jade for someone who did not want green, which is reason enough. The stone stands for steadiness; the steadiness remains yours.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight in your custom.
2. Wear it alone where the colour can be seen properly.
3. Pair it with green jade if you want the family's range on one wrist.
4. Remove for swimming to spare the cord.

• Chinese Jade Bracelet, 8mm: the green classic at the same gauge.
• Nephrite Jade Nugget Bracelet: true nephrite, worn plain.
• Jade Bracelets: the full family.

Is purple jade a natural colour?

Purple in the jade family is uncommon, and stones sold at this price point are frequently colour enhanced. We would rather say so than let the colour speak for itself.

How does it differ from green jade?

Chiefly in association. Green jade carries the fortune and virtue file in Chinese tradition; purple sits at the edge of that lineage and is worn more for the colour.

How should I care for it?

Soft cloth, smoke or moonlight cleansing, and off the wrist for swimming to spare the cord.